教材是面向本科大学生编写的英文演讲教程。教材以语境理论、体裁理论和基础性语用知识为出发点,针对非英语母语者英语学习需求和认知特征编写。内容包括英文演讲基础知识、作为交际过程的演讲、英文演讲的组织结构、不同体裁英文演讲稿的结构、不同体裁英文演讲稿的展示、学术会议演讲、特殊场合演讲致辞、即兴演讲等十二个章节,突出演讲英文表达的语言训练和不同体裁演讲的语篇特征,采取类型化的内容设计。
Unit 1 Foundations of English Public Speaking
Section 1 English Public Speaking Competency for Foreign Language Learners
Section 2 Use of Emphasis in English Public Speaking
Section 3 Toolbox of Voice Use
Section 4 Acquiring Confidence
Section 5 Public Speaking Ethics
Section 6 Speech Examples
Section 7 Tasks
Unit 2 Public Speaking in Communicative Situations
Section 1 Elements of Public Speaking as a Communication Process
Section 2 Principles of Communication
Section 3 Impact of Public Speaking
Section 4 Establishing and Increasing Credibility
Section 5 Audience Analysis
Section 6 Speech Examples
Section 7 Tasks
Unit 3 Overall Structure of English Public Speaking
Section 1 Choice of Topic
Section 2 Structuring a Speech
Section 3 Beginning a Speech
Section 4 Ending the Speech
Section 5 Supporting Ideas
Section 6 Speech Examples
Section 7 Tasks
Unit 4 English Public Speaking for Description and Narration
Section 1 Introduction
Section 2 Description
Section 3 Narrative
Section 4 Methods of Storytelling
Section 5 Speech Examples
Section 6 Tasks
Unit 5 Public Speaking for Exposition and Explanation
Section 1 Explanation
Section 2 Reference to Experience and Maintaining Audiences’ Attention
Section 3 Facts and Statistics
Section 4 Speech of Exposition Sample Analysis: Defining Artificial Intelligence
Section 5 Speech Examples
Section 6 Tasks
Unit 6 Public Speaking for Suggestion and Persuasion
Section 1 Speaking for Suggestion
Section 2 Reasoning in Speech of Persuasion
Section 3 Effect of Storytelling
Section 4 Methods Used in Speech of Persuasion
Section 5 Speech Examples
Section 6 Tasks
Unit 7 Ceremonial Speeches
Section 1 Types of Ceremonial Speech
Section 2 Content of Ceremonial Speech
Section 3 Commemorative Speech
Section 4 Speech Examples
Section 5 Tasks
Unit 8 Commemorative Speeches
Section 1 Tribute Speech
Section 2 Inspiration Speech
Section 3 Narrative Design
Section 4 Speech Examples
Section 5 Tasks
Unit 9 Language Use in English Public Speaking
Section 1 Basic Functions of Language
Section 2 Difference Between Spoken Language and Written Language
Section 3 Features of Spoken Language in Public Speaking
Section 4 Use of Rhetorical Devices
Section 5 Speech Examples
Section 6 Tasks
Unit 10 Presentation Skills
Section 1 Presentation Aids
Section 2 Creating Slides
Section 3 Principles of Design
Section 4 Developing Flexibility: Answering Questions
Section 5 Speech Examples
Section 6 Tasks
Unit 11 Rhetoric as Public Speaking
Section 1 Public Speaking and Classical Rhetoric
Section 2 The Art of Rhetoric in Ancient Greece and Rome
Section 3 Well-known Philosophers, Rhetoricians, Orators and Educators
Section 4 Social Functions of Rhetoric
Section 5 Traditional Rhetoric in Ancient China
Section 6 Speech Examples
Section 7 Tasks
Unit 12 Public Speaking in Academic Conference
Section 1 Types and Sessions of Conferences
Section 2 Building Responsible Message
Section 3 Speech Samples
Section 4 Tasks
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